AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoCaribbean Banking Shift: Scotiabank is moving to buy the remaining 28.22% of Scotia Group Jamaica it doesn’t already own, paying minority shareholders about J$54 billion and taking the 137-year-old bank private—raising the big question of who will control regional banking and how the Caribbean stays plugged into global finance. STEM for Youth: The ECCB will launch a free 2026 STEM Camp on July 6 for ages 14–18 across ECCU member territories, including Anguilla, with training tied to digital transformation and hands-on AI skills using Python plus design thinking and collaboration. Climate Resilience in the Eastern Caribbean: A new look at how islands are adapting on the front line—Dominica’s geothermal push, Montserrat’s science around volcanic recovery, and Antigua & Barbuda’s water stress—shows adaptation is about rethinking energy, food, water, land, and tourism before the next disaster. Health Policy Update: WHO’s World Health Assembly highlighted Anguilla among countries recognized for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV, HBV, and syphilis, while continuing talks on the Pandemic Agreement’s Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing system. Tourism Trend: St. Maarten is emerging as the Caribbean’s fastest-rising couples destination, with duo-trips making up 40.4% of tourist arrivals in the region.
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